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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94349	A sermon of consolation for all true Christians; as it was lately delivered at London-VVall, / by Mr Till, a faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, who though he be deprived of his outward bodily sight, yet is indued with inward spirituall light. Taken from him as it was delivered in short-hand, and now published for the comfort of all true Christians, by J.H. a friend of the authors. It being very usefull for dejected soules in sad times. Licensed, entred, and printed according to order.	Till, Mr.; J. H.	1646 (1646)	Wing T1163; Thomason E338_4; ESTC R200839	8,998	20

hath lost his estate friends libertie and that God hath struck him sicke and hid his face from him why how is it now why out of hell through Gods mercy still he acknowledges Gods mercy in what condition soever he is in The second Use is a Use of comfort What is there any new creatures here now if there be blessed be God for all is yours as in the 1 Cor. 3.22 Whether Paul or Apollo or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come all are yours and yee are Christs and Christ is Gods The longer you live when you die Christ is yours and the sooner you die you shall have life And see how God strengthens them that trust him as you may see in Isai 51. I am he that comforteth David even I am he that comforteth thee Ah but sayes the poore soule my enemies are very strong why needst thou feare man that is but the creature A child of God and afraid of the sonne of man a child of God to live in glory hereafter for ever and be afraid of man that shall wither like grasse I but says the poore soule there is one thing more then this if men and Devils were my enemies they were but creatures but my God is gone if that men or friends or creatures had forsaken me then I might not be afraid but my God is gone and I have cause to mourne But see in the 49. of Isai 13.14 15. Sing O Heaven and be joyfull O earth and break forth into singing O mountaines for God hath comforted his people and will have merey on his afflicted Sure the Lord hath some great thing to say that he cals all to sing well what then see the objection But Zion said my Lord hath forgotten me and my God hath forsaken mee But mark the answer saith the Lord Can a mother forget her childe yea they may yet will not I forget thee As if he should say What doest thou thinke that I will forget thee no thou art my child and I will not forget thee no. See in the 66. of Isai 13. As one whom his mother comforteth so will I comfort you and yee shall be comforted in Jerusalem As if the Lord should say I will comfort you in spite of all the Devils in Hell Thus much for the second use the use of comfort shewing the happie and comfortable condition of all that are new creatures God and all is theirs A third Use is a Use of Terrour To you old creatures who have lived this thirtie or fortie or fiftie years in sinne in swearing and drunkennesse and cozening your neighbours well all of you that live in this estate are in a most desperate condition still continue in sinne and never looke after heaven know my brethren that the Lord will one day pay you home Where is your comfort in God no in hell if the book of God be true for see in the thirtieth of Isai Hell is preserved of old Here is a place for you what thinke you of it Give me leave to aske you a question you that have lived so long in London and may heare as many Sermons throughout the yeare as there are dayes in the yeare if you will what is your comfort you must have some comfort therfore deale plainly with your one hearts what comfort have you what are your riches your comfort well then before you goe home to them take one Scripture with you which is in Luke 5.24 woe unto you that are rich for you have received your consolation Now see if you can find any comfort out of this if you can then blessed are you but if not you are cursed Why will some say are rich men cursed no but such as make riches their Gods woe to you Well then come to a poore rich man I call him poore though never so rich because we are all poore that are without Christ It may be your house is full and your bags full and your shops full but woe be to you that are full and then woe be to you that laugh What may some say may not we laugh yes but it is such a laughter as will end in mourning O woe be to you Well come to you poore men where are your comforts what on your meanes and good hearts I but all is nothing without Christ ah me thinks I see one lying on his death-bed with a dreadfull howling lamenting bewayling his condition expecting comfort but can finde none for when he lookes on God there is nothing but terrour looke on the creature nothing but terrour looke on the word of God and every sentence speaks terrour to him nay every letter in the Bible are as so many daggers to strike him in the heart and whosoever dyes out of Christ That is a sweet saying in the Psalmes to a godly man The Lord comforteth me on every side but now to a man out of Christ when he lookes on every thing they are but as curses to him his wife children neighbours goods houses and all as curses to thee And see what the Psalmist saith in the 58. Psal 10. The righteous shall rejoyce when he seeth the vengeance he shall wash his feet in the bloud of the wicked Well I beseech you Brethren labour to be new creatures and to get an interest in Christ for your soules and bodies shall fry in hell to all eternitie if thou hast no part in Christ for Jesus Christ is the ground of a Christians comfort So then without Christ without comfort without Heaven and without all So then most miserable is that man that is Christlesse The last use is a Use of Exhortation Let us all labour to goe to Jesus Christ for comfort it may be you pray and you goe amongst Christians why it is good and you goe to Ministers it is well but if you goe not unto Jesus Christ all is nothing there is no comfort but in Jesus Christ Now I shall shew you that there are foure impediments that hinders a soule from going to Christ The first impediment is sinne O my Brethren take heed of sinne for see in the 59. of Isai 2. Your iniquities have separated between God and you and your sinnes have hid his face from you Not your afflictions but your sinnes sicknesse separates from health and imprisonment from libertie but sinne separates God from thy soule oh therefore Brethren have a care of sinne your speciall sinnes get your hearts up in a morning and be sure you finde your heart broken in every dutie for many of you never come to a dutie but your hearts are icey therefore you must breake the ice or else you cannot drinke of the water of life And this is the first impediment that hinders a poore soule from going to Christ The second Impediment is too much inordinacy after the creature Those comforts that are grounded partly between Christ and the creature are dead comforts ah Brethren we may preach